Category: dovetail
Party shavings and a rabbet
Finished all the dovetail (except for the drawer). Now onto the back rabbet and shelf dado.
I used my skewed rabbet plane and made a rabbet (a slot) for the back boards to go into. I had some left over tongue and groove fir that I will use as the back boards to the case (see picture).
Fun, fun, fun!
Party shavings and a rabbet plane!
Chisel pull out
When I’m chiseling, sometimes the wood breaks out (looking like a pulled tooth) instead of coming out cleaning.Here’s the dovetails I’ve been cutting. I’m at the last section to remove and the piece pulls out. This leaves a nasty gap that under cuts the shoulder.
Must sharpen chisel ..
Must sharpen chisel ..Saw Till
Even better dovetails
And a carcass is starting to take shape.
Training Wheels and why I love Veritas and Woodworking Guilds
Both allow me to be a better woodworker that I should be given the amount of time I’ve put in or talent I have. First, the Veritas training wheels. Bevel up planesand saw guides to name a few. Here’s the saw guide.
It allows me to cut dovetails much better than I could just by hand. This handy little guide clamps on to the board and guides the angle of my saw as I cut my tails (something my sloppy sawing technique was really messing up). The big magnet keeps the saw stuck to the guide.
Then I can flip it over and cut the pins by carefully sawing in the waste area.
Also the woodworking guilds I belong to REALLY help. The two that I belong to are online (The WoodWisperer and the HandTool School). Then there are all those blogs to keep up with. So much fun and so much help.
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